Men’s golf finishes eighth
The Iowa men’s golf team finished tournament play at the Windon Memorial Classic, hosted by Northwestern, with an eighth-place finish on Monday.
Two Hawkeyes recorded top-20 finishes. Sophomore Matthew Walker led the Hawkeyes with Round 1 and 2 scores of 70 (2-under). Monday he finished the third round with a 77, giving him an overall score of 217 (1-over) and a tie for eighth-place.
Senior Raymond Knoll made a comeback Monday after shooting over-par the first two rounds of the tournament. He had five birdies in the third round on Monday, which helped secure him an even-par and a tie for 18th-place.
Junior Sam Meuret leaped an impressive 20 spots on the leaderboard Monday, shooting a 73 to give him a final score of 224 and place him in a tie for 29th.
Senior Carson Schaake moved up five spots on the leaderboard in Monday’s final round to place him in a tie for 45th. He recorded round scores of 72, 79, and 77 to give him a three round score of 228.
Freshman Ryoto Furuya finished in a tie for 60th. He completed the tournament Monday with a Round 3 score of 75 and an overall score of 231.
Aaron DeNucci competed individually for the Hawkeyes, his first appearance this fall. He finished the tournament in a tie for 63rd and an score of 232.
The Hawkeyes combined for a team total of 887 (23-over) at the North Shore Country Club.
Iowa will travel home to start preparing for the GolfWeek Conference Challenge. The Hawkeyes will host this year’s GolfWeek event at Spirit Hollow Golf Course in Burlington on Friday-Oct. 2.
— By Jess Westendorf